>Most religious organizations turn large profits. That they are used to build more churches, mosques, and temples does not detract from the fact that it's a pro

>Most religious organizations turn large profits. That they are used to build more churches, mosques, and temples does not detract from the fact that it's a profit. Many non-profits are the same. I think the easiest way to differentiate between profits and non-profits is that profits have shareholders who benefit from the profits through dividends, rise in share price, etc. They have the potential to get a financial return on their investment. You can't say the same for donors to non-profits. Many religious organizations would easily be counted as non-profits when looking at what makes a non-profit a non-profit.